» Monday, May 16, 2011

Greek bailout

Asked if the UK would have to contribute to the Greek bail out, the PMS said that the Chancellor had set out the position we would not be contributing. original source.

Briefing took place at 18:25 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Chris Huhne

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in Chris Huhne, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he had answered this question this morning and the answer remained the same. Asked if the Prime Minister had seen Chris Huhne’s broadcast clip, the PMS said he did not think so. Asked if […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Lords reform

Asked if the Prime Minister wanted to see legislation passed on an elected House of Lords by the time of the next general election, the PMS said that Government policy was et out in the Coalition Agreement and further details would be set out in Parliament shortly. original source.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Europe

Asked if the Prime Minister was glad the UK was bailing out Portugal in Brussels, the PMS said that meetings were ongoing. We had always made the point that a stable Eurozone was in the interests of the UK economy. original source.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Chris Huhne

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Chris Huhne, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said they had both attended the National Security Council meeting on Libya that morning. Asked if the Prime Minister or anyone in Downing Street had discussed the allegations against Chris Huhne with the Minister, the PMS said he would not […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

IMF

Asked if the head of the IMF should stay in his role, the PMS explained that that was a matter for the IMF. Put that the allegations against the head of the IMF could have a distracting affect on its work on the economy, the PMS replied that the IMF was a big organisation and […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Libya

Asked if there would be a change in approach in military targeting within Libya, the PMS stated that targeting was a matter for NATO. Asked about differences in statements by the Chief of Defence staff (CDS) and the Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox, the PMS said that they had both been setting out […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Health

Asked about the expected time frame for consultations on health reform, the PMS replied that there had been a natural pause to the legislative timetable. We were conducting a listening exercise and would have more to say after the exercise had concluded. Put that some people conducting the listening exercise had doubts about the reform […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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